I've got a Solo 471 backpack leafblower that I've owned for about 12 years. For the first 11 years it was a flawless machine that starts every time as if it was brand new. Then I let someone borrow it.
Let me pause a minute so I can swallow the rage that threatens to boil out of me.
Ok, so I get a call from the used-to-be friend who's also my sister:
"I'm having trouble starting it"
"Are you using the choke?"
"What's a choke? Nevermind. It started about an hour after I added some new gas-"
"What new gas"
"I went to get some gas for the blower-"
"Did you mix it?"
"Yes. Was I not supposed to?"
"No, you're supposed to mix it of course."
"There was only a little left-"
"Little of what left?"
"The gas you gave me."
"Well, did you add the f*cking oil I gave you to the new gas?"
"What oil? There's no place to check the oil! Stop yelling at me!"
Needless to say, now it's running a little rough. I'm guessing I'll need to replace the piston rings. The blower blows a lot of blue smoke untill it gets hot. Still has compression, but it doesn't have the same power.
Let me pause a minute so I can swallow the rage that threatens to boil out of me.
Ok, so I get a call from the used-to-be friend who's also my sister:
"I'm having trouble starting it"
"Are you using the choke?"
"What's a choke? Nevermind. It started about an hour after I added some new gas-"
"What new gas"
"I went to get some gas for the blower-"
"Did you mix it?"
"Yes. Was I not supposed to?"
"No, you're supposed to mix it of course."
"There was only a little left-"
"Little of what left?"
"The gas you gave me."
"Well, did you add the f*cking oil I gave you to the new gas?"
"What oil? There's no place to check the oil! Stop yelling at me!"
Needless to say, now it's running a little rough. I'm guessing I'll need to replace the piston rings. The blower blows a lot of blue smoke untill it gets hot. Still has compression, but it doesn't have the same power.